You are invited to attend and participate in the Five Year Tentative Work Program Public Hearings for Fiscal Years July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013. The Tentative Work Program covers the next five years of preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, construction, and public transportation projects for Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties and includes Florida Turnpike Enterprise projects in these counties. The public hearings will be held at the following locations: Date: Monday, December 10, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Previously scheduled for: Tuesday, December 4, 2007, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.) West Pasco County Government Center, BOCC Chambers, 7530 Little Road, New Port Richey, Florida 34654 Date: Thursday, December 13, 2007 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Previously scheduled for: Thursday, December 6, 2007, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.) Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd., Pinellas Park, Florida 33782 The department will receive verbal and written comments from organizations and the general public at the hearings. All comments must be postmarked by December 24, 2007 to become part of the official public hearing record. Written comments may also be mailed to: Donald J. Skelton, P.E., District Secretary Florida Department of Transportation 11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS 7-100 Tampa, Florida 33612-6456 Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Ms. Lee Royal, Community Liaison Administrator, at (813) 975-6427 or (800) 226-7220 at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing(s).